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>> reporter: you look at the pictures from the debates. today romney and santorum met privately in pennsylvania. we're told that santorum said he would like to she more conservative voices such as the tea party that this become a part of romney's campaign. no endorsement was made the dnc said this pair is beyond reconciliation. >> we're in trouble because he was 47th out of 50th in job creation in the state of massachusetts when he was governor. >> reporter: after the meeting a senior santorum strategist said if there is an endorsement, look for it in the next week or so rather than the next month. the key word is if. >> obama's reelection team is officially kicking off the campaign. what do you know about that? >> reporter: this is the official launch. it may feel like it's been going on for months. president obama will be in ohio and in virginia where he's going to some campuses to lay out some ideas, a true sign that this is campaigning. he's not appearing alone. he will have the popular first lady by his side. >> thank you so much. >>>
>> reporter: you look at the pictures from the debates. today romney and santorum met privately in pennsylvania. we're told that santorum said he would like to she more conservative voices such as the tea party that this become a part of romney's campaign. no endorsement was made the dnc said this pair is beyond reconciliation. >> we're in trouble because he was 47th out of 50th in job creation in the state of massachusetts when he was governor. >> reporter: after the meeting...
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if paul ryan wins this debate, that gives the romney camp a strong argument. mitt romney trying to move towards the center, like successful candidates ultimately do. there's going to be a lot of fireworks. you have a policy wonk in paul ryan. you have joe biden who is everyone's uncle, for better or worse. >> who knows what he'll say? >> who knows what he'll say? >> people should be watching. this is part of the great debate we're having in this country. every little bit matters. 30 days away. >> john, our thanks to you. abc news will have live coverage of the vice presidential debate on thursday at 9:00 p.m. with diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >>> a lot of other news breaking overnight. for that, as always, we go to mr. ron claiborne. good morning to you, sir. >> good morning, dan and bianna. breaking news from right here in new york city. five terror suspects extradited from britain are on new york soil. the men arrived in new york city early this morning. two will be in court later today in connecticut. the best known of them is abu hamza al masri.
if paul ryan wins this debate, that gives the romney camp a strong argument. mitt romney trying to move towards the center, like successful candidates ultimately do. there's going to be a lot of fireworks. you have a policy wonk in paul ryan. you have joe biden who is everyone's uncle, for better or worse. >> who knows what he'll say? >> who knows what he'll say? >> people should be watching. this is part of the great debate we're having in this country. every little bit...
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. >> reporter: a new gallup poll confirms romney picked up momentum after last week's debate. president obama is leading romney three points after being up six points after his speech. romney focusololk coke us on hi plan. it calls for a $5 trillion tax cut. >> reporter: the candidates pounced on tv ads. romney does want to cut tax rates that would reduce revenue by $5 trillion over ten years. romney has refused to say which one, leaving him open to attack. >> today, mitt romney will launch an attack of his own, delivering a foreign policy speech slamming president obama's middle east policy. rock and paula. >> all right, tahman bradley, live in washington this monday morning. thank you, tahman. >>> and of course, the main event this week is thursday's vice presidential debate, abc's eastern, 6:00 pacific.t 9:00 >>> and politics overseas now, it is another victory for venezuela venezuelian president hugo chavez. chavez although is battling cancer received 54% of the vote, leaving his supporters to celebrate right there in the streets. voter turnout was more than 80%. that's th
. >> reporter: a new gallup poll confirms romney picked up momentum after last week's debate. president obama is leading romney three points after being up six points after his speech. romney focusololk coke us on hi plan. it calls for a $5 trillion tax cut. >> reporter: the candidates pounced on tv ads. romney does want to cut tax rates that would reduce revenue by $5 trillion over ten years. romney has refused to say which one, leaving him open to attack. >> today, mitt...
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heading back to boston for more debate practice, mitt romney would not endorse the view that the debates could be do-or-die for his campaign. >> i don't think anyone would suggest that the debates are not important. i can't tell you how important it will be. it will be a good chance for the president and for me to have a conversation with the american people about our respective views. >> four more years. >> reporter: mr. obama spent a couple of hours practicing yesterday, as well. and has three days set aside for more practice. it's nicknamed debate camp. and near the end of camp, like now, it's a full-on mock debate. following the time rules, podiums the exact distance apart, and fill-ins for the opposition. neera tanden has played the role, preparing joe biden. >> it's only tense when they give you the completely wrong answer and you have to correct them in the end. the goal is to make them feel that they're as real as possible. >> reporter: tendon believes romney has the harder chore. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. >> reporter: being aggressive against the presiden
heading back to boston for more debate practice, mitt romney would not endorse the view that the debates could be do-or-die for his campaign. >> i don't think anyone would suggest that the debates are not important. i can't tell you how important it will be. it will be a good chance for the president and for me to have a conversation with the american people about our respective views. >> four more years. >> reporter: mr. obama spent a couple of hours practicing yesterday, as...
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gop primary debates. the one guy who didn't get the memo, new jersey governor chris christie. he hit the sunday morning talk shows, playing up the expectations for mitt romney. >> here's the great news for republicans. we have lap candidate who will do extraordinarily well. he will come am wednesday night, lay out his vision for america, contrast his view and the president's record and this whole race will be turned upside down come thursday morning. >> reporter: this unfiltered confidence may not make much of a splash. a newark ton post poll shows 55% of likely voters think the president will win this debate. only 31% say it will be romney. new this is a poll president obama likely does not want to win because he essentially says mitt romney is the underdog going into the debate. >> kelly? >> i don't think i've seen a gap that huge in one of the polls. the national candidates are usually neck and neck, pretty close. >> reporter: the cnn poll out among likely voters show present obama at 50% and mitt romn
gop primary debates. the one guy who didn't get the memo, new jersey governor chris christie. he hit the sunday morning talk shows, playing up the expectations for mitt romney. >> here's the great news for republicans. we have lap candidate who will do extraordinarily well. he will come am wednesday night, lay out his vision for america, contrast his view and the president's record and this whole race will be turned upside down come thursday morning. >> reporter: this unfiltered...
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president obama in colorado and mitt romney in virginia. tory dunnan, given what's going on in libya, yemen, foreign policy has got to be a hot button. >> reporter: for a second day in a row, the debate over foreign policy takes center page. at a campaign event in virginia, mitt romney continued to criticize the president. >> as we watch the world today, sometimes we're at the mercy of the events. >> reporter: meanwhile, president obama spoke in an event in colorado and stuck to a presidential tone. >> what we see on our television there's still threats to the world and we have to remain vigilant. >> reporter: kelly, the vice-president is also busy on the campaign trail. earlier he made a stop in wisconsin, which has recently become another tossup state and found out that president obama heads there next week for a fund-raiser. >> a little bit out from the conventions. what are we seeing from the poling numbers. >> reporter: the president was in colorado. this is a brand-new poll from american research griew. obama has a slide lead over rom
president obama in colorado and mitt romney in virginia. tory dunnan, given what's going on in libya, yemen, foreign policy has got to be a hot button. >> reporter: for a second day in a row, the debate over foreign policy takes center page. at a campaign event in virginia, mitt romney continued to criticize the president. >> as we watch the world today, sometimes we're at the mercy of the events. >> reporter: meanwhile, president obama spoke in an event in colorado and stuck...
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. >> apparently the other guy who plays romney has perfected romney's debate stair. >>. >>> rosie o'donnel is a big fan of honey boo boo and wants to buy her a house. boo-boo's family, the mom says she doesn't want fame to change the family and she doesn't want the house, and they said we don't want a house, but interestingly enough rosy says not only does she love them, but she thinks honey boo boo has a lot in common with shirley temple. how about that? she has an eye for talent. >> you know what? god bless. >>> also good news from inside the abc family, and want to exstepblt a congratulations, he announced his engagement to his long-time boyfriend, and they could get married by the end of the year. so congrats, sam, enjoy it. >>> this morning on world news now, drivers are seeing red reeling from the huge run up in gas prices. >>> analysts are out with new predictions on where prices are heading now. it's monday, october 8th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good monday morning. happy columbus day, everybody. i am rob nelson. >> as can you see, we did not get the day off.
. >> apparently the other guy who plays romney has perfected romney's debate stair. >>. >>> rosie o'donnel is a big fan of honey boo boo and wants to buy her a house. boo-boo's family, the mom says she doesn't want fame to change the family and she doesn't want the house, and they said we don't want a house, but interestingly enough rosy says not only does she love them, but she thinks honey boo boo has a lot in common with shirley temple. how about that? she has an eye for...
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it's why mitt romney rose in the aftermath of the first debate. i thought the president came across that way. a few instances i thought he came across a little aggressive. as you watch the debate you. can see he is clear, decisive and make the decisions you need to make. on that regard i give him an a. >> he seems more confident in this area? >> he is the commander-in-chief right now. let's just leave it at that. it wasn't quite as hard for him to reach that level of an a or a minus. than it was for mitt romney. >> bottom line, the winner in your judgment? >> i am not going to say there is a clear winner. overall, obama scored more points. mitt romney probably was just, showing up and saying, lack i'm on the same stage as he is. i don't want to make any waves. i don't want to talk about war. i don't want to scare anybody. >> barack obama, got the commander chief passed in colors. i think he won. fairly clear. decisive and fairly clear. i don't think mitt romney hurt himself. i think barack obama may have helped himself a point or two in the course
it's why mitt romney rose in the aftermath of the first debate. i thought the president came across that way. a few instances i thought he came across a little aggressive. as you watch the debate you. can see he is clear, decisive and make the decisions you need to make. on that regard i give him an a. >> he seems more confident in this area? >> he is the commander-in-chief right now. let's just leave it at that. it wasn't quite as hard for him to reach that level of an a or a...
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. >> reporter: romney held debate prep before flying to ronkonkoma. he leads in some polls. what a difference two weeks can make in the world of politics. before the first debate, those key independent voters thought obama would win the debate. today more independents expect romney to win tonight. back then romney sounded a bit more sheepish. >> you know, i've never been in a presidential debate like this and it'll be a new experience. the president is obviously a very eloquent gifted speaker. he'll do just fine. >> reporter: and now -- >> this has been an interesting ten days or so. i had a debate about a week ago. i enjoyed that a great deal. i got to be honest with you. >> reporter: before departing for hofstra university the president held one more debate prep and spent time with friends and with first lady michelle obama had steak and potatoes romn. romney had potatoes to with his wife ann and five sons. the unemployment rate is now under 8% for the first time in years. in addition, mitt romney seems to be casting himself as a more moderate candidate. we'll see how thos
. >> reporter: romney held debate prep before flying to ronkonkoma. he leads in some polls. what a difference two weeks can make in the world of politics. before the first debate, those key independent voters thought obama would win the debate. today more independents expect romney to win tonight. back then romney sounded a bit more sheepish. >> you know, i've never been in a presidential debate like this and it'll be a new experience. the president is obviously a very eloquent...
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. >>> and, who won that debate between the first lady and ann romney? there was no debate. but try telling these folks. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> you won't believe their answers. >>> good evening on this sunday night from boca raton, florida, on the eve of the crucial third and final debate. tonight, a new poll showing just how pivotal this final debate will be. gts stephanopoulos standing by here in a moment, but first, the breaking news tonight from wisconsin. the shootings this sunday that left three people dead and four more injured. this is the scene tonight, outside a suburban spa near a crowded shoming mall. police flooding the area, putting the mall on lockdown. searching for the gunman all day. and tonight, the ap is now reporting the gunman was found dead inside the spa. abc's alex perez is on the scene tonight in brookfield, wisconsin. >> reporter: what started out like any other quiet sunday morning in suburban milwaukee, within minutes, turned deadly. 11:00 a.m., the azana spa had just opened for the
. >>> and, who won that debate between the first lady and ann romney? there was no debate. but try telling these folks. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> you won't believe their answers. >>> good evening on this sunday night from boca raton, florida, on the eve of the crucial third and final debate. tonight, a new poll showing just how pivotal this final debate will be. gts stephanopoulos standing by here in a...
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mitt romney told voters yesterday, the debates are about more than who comes out on top. they are a chance for a month-long conversation with the american people. >> managing expectations, as always. tahman bradley, live in washington for us. thanks, tahman. >>> and abc news coverage of the debate begins tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. keep right here on abc. >>> and there is word this morning of a series of secret meetings at the white house. focusing on the threat from al qaeda in north africa. "the washington post" says the meetings came before the 9/11 attacks on u.s. compounds in libya. during the discussions, the possibility of unilateral strikes against al qaeda targets in that region were reportedly considered for the very first time. >>> and there are plenty of questions to answer about the derailment of an amtrak passenger train in california's central valley. at least 20 people were injured when several cars came off the rails after colliding with a big rig truck. a second train/truck crash happened about ten miles away, leaving the truck driver w
mitt romney told voters yesterday, the debates are about more than who comes out on top. they are a chance for a month-long conversation with the american people. >> managing expectations, as always. tahman bradley, live in washington for us. thanks, tahman. >>> and abc news coverage of the debate begins tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. keep right here on abc. >>> and there is word this morning of a series of secret meetings at the white house. focusing on...
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and the obama campaign saying romney is an experienced debater. >> they will be debating domestic policy. tahman bradley in washington, thank you for that report this morning. >>> as the campaign heats up, the president delivered what will likely be his last major address on the world stage before election day. he called on leaders to stand up against the violence and extremism. he defended free speech. but criticized the deadly protests across the middle east. and the president had much praise for murdered u.s. ambassador, chris stevens. >> we're serious about these ideals. we must speak honestly about the deeper causes of the crisis. today, we must reaffirm that our future will be determined by people like chris stevens and not by his killers. >> the president vowing to bring stevens' killers to justice, while continuing to support democracy in the muslim world. >>> and it is setting up to be another big day at the u.n., as the spotlight now shifts to arab leaders. iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, is expected to stir up his usual controversy, as he gives his last speech to the ge
and the obama campaign saying romney is an experienced debater. >> they will be debating domestic policy. tahman bradley in washington, thank you for that report this morning. >>> as the campaign heats up, the president delivered what will likely be his last major address on the world stage before election day. he called on leaders to stand up against the violence and extremism. he defended free speech. but criticized the deadly protests across the middle east. and the president...
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and a cnn snap poll shows out of a sampling of voters who watched the debate, 67% say romney won. versus obama's 25%. the first presidential debate focused on domestic issues and the candidates found plenty to spar over. >> i like the fact that if my state we had republicans and democrats come together and work together. what you did instead was to push through a plan without a zippable republican vote. >> over the that's two years health care premiums have gone up. it's true and they've gone up slower than any time in the last 50 years. >> reporter: in the and the deaf it the -- and the deficit. >> i put together a specific $4 trillion deficit reduction plan. >> my number one principle is there'll be no tax cut that adds to the deficit. >> reporter: the president challenged thnumbers. >> it is not possible to come up with enough deductions and loopholes that only affect high income individuals to avoid either raising the deficit, or burden the middle class. it's -- it's mad. >> reporter: romney emphasized one of the campaign principles. >> it's absolutely extraordinary, we have 2
and a cnn snap poll shows out of a sampling of voters who watched the debate, 67% say romney won. versus obama's 25%. the first presidential debate focused on domestic issues and the candidates found plenty to spar over. >> i like the fact that if my state we had republicans and democrats come together and work together. what you did instead was to push through a plan without a zippable republican vote. >> over the that's two years health care premiums have gone up. it's true and...
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didn't want to be there. >> reporter: most agree romney led the debate. and after lagging in many polls, this first match-up could give him the boost he needed. >> knowing he's behind and he needs to win. and he came in and fought that fight stylistically. i think he put the president on defense a number of times. >> reporter: now, the candidates aren't wasting any time. they're getting back on the campaign trail today. and the big next week when the vice presidential candidates go one-on-one in kentucky. live in denver, brandi hitt. back to you. >> big issues and controversies in the headlines last few weeks, never mentioned last night. >> reporter: definitely. that's what's interesting, rob and paula. you talk to the analysts. and a lot of people were waiting for president obama to bring up mitt romney's past at bain capital. and that 47% comment he made over the last couple of weeks. abc news spoke to the romney campaign and they were also surprised. they had pressed mitt romney to answer these questions. and they don't know why the president didn't br
didn't want to be there. >> reporter: most agree romney led the debate. and after lagging in many polls, this first match-up could give him the boost he needed. >> knowing he's behind and he needs to win. and he came in and fought that fight stylistically. i think he put the president on defense a number of times. >> reporter: now, the candidates aren't wasting any time. they're getting back on the campaign trail today. and the big next week when the vice presidential...
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a new clue into the upcoming debate over health care. romney today said the mandate is, in fact, a tax, because that's what the supreme court called it in its ruling last week. romney said he still does not consider his own health care mandate at governor of massachusetts a tax. there will be debate over this to come. >>> althounother debate tonight. making huge headlines across the globe. something truly historic. researchers say they think they have finally discovered the so-called god particle, the higgs boson particle. but tonight here, we ask, is this the bang in the big bang theory? and we get help from dr. michio kaku. there were cheerms and ovations, after a moment scientists had longed before. tonight, they believe what's known in the science world also the god particle has been discovered. the prt can that could unlock the key to what gives all matter of the universe its size, its shape. just like gravity, scientists long knew it was there, then isaac newton dils covered it. now, after decades of knowing this particle exists, t
a new clue into the upcoming debate over health care. romney today said the mandate is, in fact, a tax, because that's what the supreme court called it in its ruling last week. romney said he still does not consider his own health care mandate at governor of massachusetts a tax. there will be debate over this to come. >>> althounother debate tonight. making huge headlines across the globe. something truly historic. researchers say they think they have finally discovered the so-called...
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if romney doesn't do well in this debate it will be hard to get back in this race. >> reporter: both candidates have checklists. mitt romney has to avoid appearing detached. his to-do list, the three cs, show compassion, that he's competent and that he can indeed connect the voters. >> on those three cs, that's where he's got to really do well. >> reporter: while they lead in the polls, team obama know that debates can be a game-changer. so the president will have to look strong and forceful, not passive. he needs to avoid appearing irritable or impatient. and don't be long-winded. >> they need him to answer questions short, concise. and to the point. it's more his mannerismsened his style and the way he comes across. >> the pressure is on for this first debate. it could be a huge audience. anywhere between 50 million to 65 million people may tune in to see these two men square off on wednesday night. >> david, thank you. >> great to see you live, david. >>> let's bring in "this week" host george stephanopoulos. also live, for more on this. the goal wednesday night is for each candid
if romney doesn't do well in this debate it will be hard to get back in this race. >> reporter: both candidates have checklists. mitt romney has to avoid appearing detached. his to-do list, the three cs, show compassion, that he's competent and that he can indeed connect the voters. >> on those three cs, that's where he's got to really do well. >> reporter: while they lead in the polls, team obama know that debates can be a game-changer. so the president will have to look...
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along with vice president biden's son, beau, and governor mitt romney's debate sparring partner, senator rob portman, "this week" this sunday. >>> overseas now, and the latest on the heroic young girl, shot by the taliban because she made a public appeal for girls to get to go to school. today, across pakistan, it was a day of prayer for 14-year-old malala yousufzai. she is in satisfactory condition tonight, they say, and we have learned that several suspects are under arrest. they have not been identified yet, but the taliban was unrepentant, issuing a statement, saying, they had warned her not to speak out about going to school, the way western girls do. malala has been air lifted to a leading military hospital in pakistan for her own protection. >>> and now, back here at home, there is some wicked weather brewing as we head into the weekend. out west, the crushing triple digit heat has been replaced by hail. and there are random water spouts popping up on the horizon. as abc's mrng ginger zee tells us, tonight, the storms are marching east. >> reporter: thunderstorms and lightening li
along with vice president biden's son, beau, and governor mitt romney's debate sparring partner, senator rob portman, "this week" this sunday. >>> overseas now, and the latest on the heroic young girl, shot by the taliban because she made a public appeal for girls to get to go to school. today, across pakistan, it was a day of prayer for 14-year-old malala yousufzai. she is in satisfactory condition tonight, they say, and we have learned that several suspects are under...
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the president and mitt romney meet for the second debate coming up tuesday. >>> it is 5:06. five people dead, among them four children t is a house fire we brought you yesterday on good morning maryland. and we go to the story and the community came together last night remembering the lives lost. >> yes, charlie, they came together to comfort one another after that early morning fire killed a grandmother. there is a makeshift memorial and flowers to remember the victims. last night a vigil was held in front of the home. classmates from the elementary school crowded the sidewalk and mothers comforting mothers. children comforting children. investigators still do not know what caused the fire t started yesterday morning around 2:00. several people were inside that home and managed to escape but five did not make it out. the community is remembering the good times with the fire victims. >> at the end of the day she was late for the bus. i asked her why she said i had to get my bag then she gave me a hug. she said i loved you, i said i love you, too. that was the last time i saw
the president and mitt romney meet for the second debate coming up tuesday. >>> it is 5:06. five people dead, among them four children t is a house fire we brought you yesterday on good morning maryland. and we go to the story and the community came together last night remembering the lives lost. >> yes, charlie, they came together to comfort one another after that early morning fire killed a grandmother. there is a makeshift memorial and flowers to remember the victims. last...
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so romney went on the attack during an earlier debate this back in tampa. >> the speaker has been working as an influence pedestrianler. >> reporter: he blast gingrich's record and took in shame in questioning i had character. the results showed polls showing gingrich's momentum may be slowing down. >> this will be fun. >> reporter: today leading up to the 19th national debate this season. it's no surprise they are going at it. >> you think you need somebody who has been part of the culture of washington for 35 years to go there again and continue in washington while there are other people you can pick. >> i don't believe its like willly that he could last in a debate with obama. i think we should be honest about this. we need a solid, conservative who can stand there and look straight in the eye of the president and say you are wrong and your policies have failed. >> reporter: he seems excited about the debate. he was talking to supporter who said if you don't have a ticket who cares, just storm the debate hall. he was kidding but they will allow for crowd participation. gingrich has don
so romney went on the attack during an earlier debate this back in tampa. >> the speaker has been working as an influence pedestrianler. >> reporter: he blast gingrich's record and took in shame in questioning i had character. the results showed polls showing gingrich's momentum may be slowing down. >> this will be fun. >> reporter: today leading up to the 19th national debate this season. it's no surprise they are going at it. >> you think you need somebody who...
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his runningmate calls them a fad. >> reporter: as the president and mitt romney debate over energy, vice president joe biden came under fire for these comments he made on the campaign trail. >> he is going to let the big banks once again write their own rules, unchain wall street. he might put y'all back in chains. >> reporter: the presidential campaign is definitely operating at full strength. candidates covered five swing states all of which will play a critical role in determining the next president. paula, john. >> all right, thank you. >> and paul ryan's schedule is filling up. apparently ten fund-raising events, through the next month. and within just 24 hours they're saying it has given a big boost. $3.5 million rolled in from large and small donors and just continues to trickle in. >> interesting tactic, the obama campaiobama -- the romney campaign is going after obama now to say to pay for health care reforeign minister minister -- reform, he cut into medicare. heating up. >> he is. and the meeting with a billionaire who supported newt gng ri gingrich and would vow $100 million
his runningmate calls them a fad. >> reporter: as the president and mitt romney debate over energy, vice president joe biden came under fire for these comments he made on the campaign trail. >> he is going to let the big banks once again write their own rules, unchain wall street. he might put y'all back in chains. >> reporter: the presidential campaign is definitely operating at full strength. candidates covered five swing states all of which will play a critical role in...
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governor romney, he's a good debater. >> reporter: as both hunker down for intense practice, the polls show americans overwhelming with the election and the president lose. in a new abc news/"washington post" poll out this morning, 63% of registered voters expect president obama to win the election. that's his biggest lead so far when it comes to expectations. but looking at like hi supporters, the race is much closer. president obama leads mitt romney by two points. republican governor chris christie predicted romney could close the gap with president obama after a strong showing on wednesday's debate. >> i'm absolutely confident when we get to thursday morning, george. >> reporter: president obama is keeping his answers short and concise. >> the president has got to be president. this is the guy that killed osama bin laden. i think he can stand up to mitt romney but he's got to relax. >> mitt romney keeps hammering president obama's foreign policy. in a new op-ed, romney calls for a new strategy in the middle east. at the mercy of events rather than shaping them. >>> the supreme cour
governor romney, he's a good debater. >> reporter: as both hunker down for intense practice, the polls show americans overwhelming with the election and the president lose. in a new abc news/"washington post" poll out this morning, 63% of registered voters expect president obama to win the election. that's his biggest lead so far when it comes to expectations. but looking at like hi supporters, the race is much closer. president obama leads mitt romney by two points. republican...
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the wind is behind mitt romney's back after a strong debate last week. >> you own your own airplane and own house but not your own facts. >> reporter: romney has the slimmest of leads, 48% to 47%. >> i'm sure he will do fine. paul has the facts on his fine. >> vice-president biden will do very, very well. he knows what's been going on. >> reporter: tomorrow's debate will center on both domestic and foreign policy issues. many expect joe biden will go after his budget plan, specifically medicare. >> what i hope to get out of this debate is presenting a clear choice. >> we have a fundamentally different view on a whole range of issues. >> reporter: good debate or not, history has shown us vp showdowns prevent memories. >> hey, can i call you joe? >> reporter: paul ryan says help hasn't really given it too much thought but he probably won't be calling the vice-president joe. by the way, paul ryan arrived in kentucky. the vice-president is still doing debate prep of his own. he will be death here at some point tomorrow. >> the president hasn't said much about it. i heard radio commercials t
the wind is behind mitt romney's back after a strong debate last week. >> you own your own airplane and own house but not your own facts. >> reporter: romney has the slimmest of leads, 48% to 47%. >> i'm sure he will do fine. paul has the facts on his fine. >> vice-president biden will do very, very well. he knows what's been going on. >> reporter: tomorrow's debate will center on both domestic and foreign policy issues. many expect joe biden will go after his...
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>> reporter: and romney's biggest moment, the first debate. >> you've been president four years. you've been president four years. you'd said you'd cut the deficit in half. >> reporter: and there was self-dself self-devry case, too. >> it's nice to finally wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> reporter: in the final days, a candid answer from ann, should the race not go their way. >> he will not run again. nor will i. >> reporter: living with ms, ann enduring the rigors of two presidential campaigns. last night, her husband promising a prayer for the president. >> ann and i join with us to earnestly pray for him and for this great nation. thank you and god bless america. >> reporter: and so the big question tonight, what's next for the governor? he said in the last 24 hours he hasn't much thought about that, saying he has a life and a family to get back to. diane, we learned a little bit more about the campaign plane, the one we've been flying around in. it's headed back to michigan where they are going to clean the plane, their word, decontamination, saying the campaign
>> reporter: and romney's biggest moment, the first debate. >> you've been president four years. you've been president four years. you'd said you'd cut the deficit in half. >> reporter: and there was self-dself self-devry case, too. >> it's nice to finally wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> reporter: in the final days, a candid answer from ann, should the race not go their way. >> he will not run again. nor will i. >> reporter: living with...
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>>> making news this morning -- romney roars. >> what some are calling his best debate yet. seeming to rattle newt gingrich. a make or break showing. before the critical florida primary. >>> a chilling plot. two students planning to bomb their school and get away. >>> and sajak's stunner. drunk at the wheel. admitting he and vanna white got drunk before taping their show. >>> good friday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. the republicans battled it out in a final debate before tuesday's primary in florida. >> newt gingrich shines at these showdowns. this time, mitt romney came out to beat him at his own game. karen travers has more. >> wouldn't it be nice if people didn't make accusations somewhere else that they won't make here. >> reporter: romney was more aggressive, more confident, more prepared than he has been in recent debates. romney repeatedly slammed gingrich for his work as a consultant for freddie mac. he made it a local issue. >> he should have been anxiously telling the american people that these entities were causing a housing bubble t
>>> making news this morning -- romney roars. >> what some are calling his best debate yet. seeming to rattle newt gingrich. a make or break showing. before the critical florida primary. >>> a chilling plot. two students planning to bomb their school and get away. >>> and sajak's stunner. drunk at the wheel. admitting he and vanna white got drunk before taping their show. >>> good friday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris....
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. >> post-debate tension still running high. overnight, one of mitt romney's sons, talking about wanting to hit the president after that rough exchange between the candidates, who will be in the same room again tonight. >>> lone wolf. another terror plot uncovered by the fbi. the target, the wall street area near ground zero. and the suspect even wanted to kill the president. >>> wild night in the skies. severe weather for states from illinois all the way to the gulf coast. and in california, a meteor shower seen by millions. >>> and a long wait. two brothers hang on to a multimillion-dollar scratcher for six years. talk about patience. >>> good morning. i'm john muller, in for rob nelson. >> i'm paula faris. we begin with the presidential race. as we mentioned, both candidates are speaking at a bipartisan political dinner here in new york. >> but tuesday night's debate is still very much on a lot of people's minds. one of them, apparently, is mitt romney's oldest son, tagg. he told a north carolina radio station, quote, he want
. >> post-debate tension still running high. overnight, one of mitt romney's sons, talking about wanting to hit the president after that rough exchange between the candidates, who will be in the same room again tonight. >>> lone wolf. another terror plot uncovered by the fbi. the target, the wall street area near ground zero. and the suspect even wanted to kill the president. >>> wild night in the skies. severe weather for states from illinois all the way to the gulf...
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two maim jor debates, just ten hours apart. mitt romney at center stage. the others? trying to take down a front-runner. mitt romney, it was the tale of two debates. in the first, the others pulled their punches. even newt gingrich, who has previously attacked romney. >> you said that governor romney made money at bain by bankrupting companies and laying off employees. >> check "the new york times story." >> i'm not surprised they tried to put free enterprise on trial. >> reporter: advantage romney. the real fireworks came from ron paul. first, he hammered rick santorum. >> he's a big spending individual. >> reporter: then he hit gingrich for not serving in the military. >> i don't like it when we send our kids off to fight these wars and when those individuals didn't go themselves. >> fact is, i never asked for deferment. i was married with a child. it was never a question. >> i was married and had two kids and i went. >> reporter: advantage romney. paul guns for his opponents, but not for him. second debate, when santorum and gingrich seemed to gang up on romney for
two maim jor debates, just ten hours apart. mitt romney at center stage. the others? trying to take down a front-runner. mitt romney, it was the tale of two debates. in the first, the others pulled their punches. even newt gingrich, who has previously attacked romney. >> you said that governor romney made money at bain by bankrupting companies and laying off employees. >> check "the new york times story." >> i'm not surprised they tried to put free enterprise on...
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debate. >> i think it has to do with the fact that alcohol which is already an addictive drug becomes more addictive when we alter your anatomy. >> reporter: more complicated that weight loss is emerging as the most effective way of combatting obesity. it can be life-saving. >> there is no more effective procedure in medicine, they go into complete reverse of diabetes before they've lost any weight. >> reporter: bariatric surgeons say follow up with patients monitoring is key but hasn't always been a priority. >> in the early days, we probably didn't have the connection that we have now. >> is that the biggest feeling in weight-loss surgery, the lack of emotional support? >> any surgeon can take care of us here, but nobody touches this. >> reporter: still beth like so many others she talks with online says even knowing the risks, she'd do it all over again. do you regret or are you mostly happy with this decision? >> i'm a success. it worked. the surgery did what it was supposed to do. >> rep
debate. >> i think it has to do with the fact that alcohol which is already an addictive drug becomes more addictive when we alter your anatomy. >> reporter: more complicated that weight loss is emerging as the most effective way of combatting obesity. it can be life-saving. >> there is no more effective procedure in medicine, they go into complete reverse of diabetes before they've lost any weight. >> reporter: bariatric surgeons say follow up with patients monitoring...
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president obama and mitt romney faced off at lynn university. the candidates were forced to answer tough questions on foreign policy. >> reporter: this debate lasted 90 minutes and covered a wide variety of topics related to foreign policy. mitt romney and president obama sat side by side and that format didn't stop them from attacking each other. >> attack me is not an agenda. >> the world needs a strong america and it is stronger than when i came in office. >> reporter: in the third and final debate the focus was foreign pole say opportunitymitt romney to go over the president's record. >> what has happened is as we watch the rising tide in the middle east of chaos occur, you see al-qaeda rushing in. >> reporter: in a chance for the president to hit romney on the foreign policy credentials. >> i know you haven't been in a position to actually execute foreign policy, but, every time you offered an opinion, you have been wrong. >> reporter: the 90 minute showdown featured heated exchanges like this over the attack on the outs cons will -- consul
president obama and mitt romney faced off at lynn university. the candidates were forced to answer tough questions on foreign policy. >> reporter: this debate lasted 90 minutes and covered a wide variety of topics related to foreign policy. mitt romney and president obama sat side by side and that format didn't stop them from attacking each other. >> attack me is not an agenda. >> the world needs a strong america and it is stronger than when i came in office. >>...
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after 20 debates and 9 contests, it's "your voice, your vote." battleground, michigan. could it be the tipping point? mitt romney had a bid today with momentum, to make his closing arguments in the state he was born and needs to win. david muir is on the trail with romney. good evening, david. >> reporter: good evening, george. i was talking with the top romney adviser today about how crucial michigan will be. he said, we are all-in here. and he asked, what would we do differently at thi anyway? but that was before a major speech here today turned into a major photo op, for the wrong reason. ford field in detroit. and this is what the announcer was saying about the fumbling lions. >> the lions will have to mound a comeback to win today. >> reporter: turns out, they could have said the same thing today. but it wasn't the lions, and tens of thousands of fans. it was this. mitt romney and 1,200 supporters sitting on the 30 yard line. billed as his major speech, this was romney's chance to capitalize on recent momentum. his chance to close the deal on his home turf. problem
after 20 debates and 9 contests, it's "your voice, your vote." battleground, michigan. could it be the tipping point? mitt romney had a bid today with momentum, to make his closing arguments in the state he was born and needs to win. david muir is on the trail with romney. good evening, david. >> reporter: good evening, george. i was talking with the top romney adviser today about how crucial michigan will be. he said, we are all-in here. and he asked, what would we do...
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romney and santorum went at each other last night during the debate in arizona. santorum had to defend his record in congress and fired back at romney on health . >> while i was fighting to save the olympics you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> the bottom line is you used federal dollars to fund the government takeover of health care in massachusetts. >> ron paul joined the bash on santorum calling him fake. president obama will promote his energy policy and raise campaign money in florida today. a new poll shows obama leading all of the candidates right now. >>> at least 8 million chirp are living in poverty here in the u.s. and in most states that number of children is increased by more over the past ten years and in maryland it's actually gone down. in 2000, 4% of the children in our state lived in po. >>> before you head out the door this morning a father and a 9-year-old he was found driving in a vehicle okayed by him while he was intoxicated will be sentenced today. he'll be sentenced in michigan where he was pulled over. >>> the senate commi
romney and santorum went at each other last night during the debate in arizona. santorum had to defend his record in congress and fired back at romney on health . >> while i was fighting to save the olympics you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> the bottom line is you used federal dollars to fund the government takeover of health care in massachusetts. >> ron paul joined the bash on santorum calling him fake. president obama will promote his energy policy and...
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>> let's go. >> new poll after the debate, shows mitt romney bouncing up. he is now ahead 49% to 45% over the president. >>> although the race does remain very close. with both candidates returning to a state critical for victory in november. abc's karen travers is joining us now with more. hey, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. a month out from election day, yesterday wasn't the typical day on the campaign trail. mitt romney was focused on foreign policy and the president was asking for cash not votes. shifting his focus to foreign affairs, mitt romney launched a scathing attack on president obama's policies and leadership overseas. >> it's time to change course in the middle east. it's clear the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the president took office. >> reporter: so far the economy has dominated the campaign debate. the romney campaign tried to seize on questions and criticisms about the president's handling of last month's attack in libya. it was also a chance to try to reverse the tide after some of ro
>> let's go. >> new poll after the debate, shows mitt romney bouncing up. he is now ahead 49% to 45% over the president. >>> although the race does remain very close. with both candidates returning to a state critical for victory in november. abc's karen travers is joining us now with more. hey, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. a month out from election day, yesterday wasn't the typical day on the campaign trail. mitt romney was focused on...
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now a comment made by mitt romney during the debate a few nights ago now getting a lot of attention on both campaign trails and abc2 news emily shut has the details. >> reporter: mitt romney made a comment about binders full of women when he was asked a question about gender pay and equality and when he did president obama and democrats didn't waste a minute to draw more attention to it. mitt romney sparked a bit of controversy while answering a question during tuesday's debate about equal pay laws, he responded by talking about putting together his cabinet after being elected governor of massachusetts. he pointed to the fact that his staff brought him only male applicants. >> i went to a nups and said ca help us find folks they brought us whole binders full of women. >> reporter: that comment has taken on a life of its own. it has plenty of tweets and its own facebook page. democrats used it to fund raise saying mitt romney just didn't get it. >> we don't have to order up some binders to find qualified talented, driven young women. >> reporter: mitt romney addressed the controversy th
now a comment made by mitt romney during the debate a few nights ago now getting a lot of attention on both campaign trails and abc2 news emily shut has the details. >> reporter: mitt romney made a comment about binders full of women when he was asked a question about gender pay and equality and when he did president obama and democrats didn't waste a minute to draw more attention to it. mitt romney sparked a bit of controversy while answering a question during tuesday's debate about...
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obama and romney broke their own 21-page debate agreement. it called for each of them to stay in their own pre-designated areas. so much for that. instead, they seemed to imitate glad yeah torps, stalking, finger pointing, moving aggressively towards each other. as politico's mike allen put it, the secret service must have been on edge. >> they must have been, jon. so, you told me, there was somebody else in the room who won. a surprising winner? >> reporter: yes, diane. the clear winner of last night's debate was jeremy epstein. he was that 20-year-old college student who asked the very first question about getting a job after he graduates. well, since then, get jeremy a job has been trending on twitter. a sign that his job prospects are up and after the debate, he talked to both candidates, even got a promise out of mitt romney for a job after he gets out of college -- but diane, i don't know if that will happen. jeremy told us he is no longer an undecided voter. if the election were today, he said he would vote for obama. >> oh, but talk a
obama and romney broke their own 21-page debate agreement. it called for each of them to stay in their own pre-designated areas. so much for that. instead, they seemed to imitate glad yeah torps, stalking, finger pointing, moving aggressively towards each other. as politico's mike allen put it, the secret service must have been on edge. >> they must have been, jon. so, you told me, there was somebody else in the room who won. a surprising winner? >> reporter: yes, diane. the clear...
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today romney continued his attacks against his biggest competition. santorum joins us . >> reporter: there were a lost fireworks during the debate and santorum took the bunt of the attacks during the debate. that's a sign is he a top tier candidate. here are some examples. >> we voted to raise the debt ceiling five times without compensating cuts . >> you were fighting to savor the bridge to nowhere. we have a new television ad calling him a fake. >> because is he a fake. >> romney is at public events today and to no surprise santorum was his main target. >> i don't know if i have ever seen a prick an explain so many ways why he voted against his principles. . >> reporter: santorum isn't just sitting there. he is coming one a new ad airing in michigan and it's really attacking romney because clearly santorum seize their could go an opportunity to beat him in his home state. >> shifting gears, the president holding a number of campaign events in florida today and he is even taking aim at the upcoming republican primary state. >> reporter: he definitely
today romney continued his attacks against his biggest competition. santorum joins us . >> reporter: there were a lost fireworks during the debate and santorum took the bunt of the attacks during the debate. that's a sign is he a top tier candidate. here are some examples. >> we voted to raise the debt ceiling five times without compensating cuts . >> you were fighting to savor the bridge to nowhere. we have a new television ad calling him a fake. >> because is he a...
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at last night's debate they pulled punches. today they came out swinging. >> the fact is you had 94 lost. that's why you were not serving with santorum. >> rick santorum blasted mitt romney as a liberal. >> we need somebody who will not run to the left of ted kennedy. >> reporter: john huntsman turned down opportunities to go on the attack. the front runner criticized his work with the obama administration. >> this administration is divided because of attitudes like that. >> reporter: few attacks stuck and mitt romney has been able to stay above the fray. >> this is the battle for the soul of america. this is and ideal i can campaign where americans ask who are we as a people? >> reporter: with mitt romney so far ahead in the polls the real battle in new hampshire is for second place. >>> the role of the first lady, according to a new book is flexing her muscles in a surprising way. michelle obama's journey has been a new one from continue templating the white house and being the first lady. the book suggests in 2010 the first
at last night's debate they pulled punches. today they came out swinging. >> the fact is you had 94 lost. that's why you were not serving with santorum. >> rick santorum blasted mitt romney as a liberal. >> we need somebody who will not run to the left of ted kennedy. >> reporter: john huntsman turned down opportunities to go on the attack. the front runner criticized his work with the obama administration. >> this administration is divided because of attitudes...
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what was your overall on the biggest on ser vaebservation fr debate. >> this was mitt romney's night, he was sharp, specific, sustained, a plan of attack and went after barack obama every way he could. holding him accountable for the obama record. we haven't seen that too much in this campaign. there have been so many personal attacks, back and forts. he was able to say look this is what you promised four years ago, this is what you delivered on, where is the gap? here's what i will offer. most importantly, able to say look this is the choice i am offering. able to control the debate. >> what do you think was the problem with the president last night? his performance is uniformly panned, tired, underprepared, overconfident or strategy of some kind. >> it was part strategy. went into the debate knowing they're winning the campaign with current strategy. don't do anything to upset that apple cart. see if you can ride this out. the other piece, i think he went in thinking he didn't have to prepare, thinking he was able to ride this, this through, throughout. didn't think mitt romney woul
what was your overall on the biggest on ser vaebservation fr debate. >> this was mitt romney's night, he was sharp, specific, sustained, a plan of attack and went after barack obama every way he could. holding him accountable for the obama record. we haven't seen that too much in this campaign. there have been so many personal attacks, back and forts. he was able to say look this is what you promised four years ago, this is what you delivered on, where is the gap? here's what i will...
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debate. round two of the prize fight between president obama and mitt romney will be a battle for momentum in the final weeks before election day. we'll look at who's got the advantage heading into tuesday night. >> give you a sense of the stakes here. president obama taking four days off the trail hunkering down for debate prep. we'll get into that with jake tapper coming up. >>> also, he's the austrian daredevil getting ready to dive from the edge of space. we're live from roswell, new mexico. they've just now given the weather clear. ginger zee has done a lot of crazy stuff for the sake of this broadcast. this is her next thing. what do you think? >> right after felix does it. we'll see how it goes first. >> he's setting the bar high. >> that's the proper attitude of caution. >>> who says becoming a parent means giving up any daredevil indulgences? we'll introduce you to one dad who satisfied his need for speed with this souped up stroller. his plans may surprise you. peter, i hope you're
debate. round two of the prize fight between president obama and mitt romney will be a battle for momentum in the final weeks before election day. we'll look at who's got the advantage heading into tuesday night. >> give you a sense of the stakes here. president obama taking four days off the trail hunkering down for debate prep. we'll get into that with jake tapper coming up. >>> also, he's the austrian daredevil getting ready to dive from the edge of space. we're live from...
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romney dines with rich people. >> this is the third time that governor romney and i have met recently. as some of you may have noticed i have a lot more energien our second debate. i found i was really well rested after the nice long nap i had in the first debate. now, win or lose, this is my last political campaign. so i am trying to drink it all in. unfortunately, mayor bloomberg will only let me have 16 ounces of it. that's okay, i am still making the most of my time in the city. earlier today, i went shopping at some stores in midtown. i understand governor romney went shopping for some stores in midtown. in monday's debate, a little bit different, the topic is foreign policy. spoiler alert -- we got bin laden. >> oh. >> good stuff, right. >> their writers are good. >> their writers are good. >> for a lot of women out there that maybe, that last debate was a little uncomfortable at times. nice to see them at least on the stage. put our difference as side for a good cause. all the money goes to catholic charities in new york, tradition dating back to world war ii. >> funny, democra
romney dines with rich people. >> this is the third time that governor romney and i have met recently. as some of you may have noticed i have a lot more energien our second debate. i found i was really well rested after the nice long nap i had in the first debate. now, win or lose, this is my last political campaign. so i am trying to drink it all in. unfortunately, mayor bloomberg will only let me have 16 ounces of it. that's okay, i am still making the most of my time in the city....
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mitt romney held debate sessions. his camp knows they will see a different president obama tuesday night. >> the president can change his style, his tactics, he can't change his record. >> reporter: while the debate about the debeate was the talk. and the obama campaign is filling ohio airwaves using actor morgan freeman. >> four years later our enemies have been brought to justice. our heroes are coming home. assembly lines are humming again. >> reporter: and this week, bill clinton and bruce springsteen are in ohio campaigning for the president. ♪ yes i am >> reporter: big names aimed directly at the undecided voters in a critical battleground state. how important is ohio? well mitt romney was there four days last week. he is expected to return later this week to try and cut into the president's lead in that all-important state. david kerley, abc news, the white house. >>> thank you, david. the lead has been cut into. looking at poll numbers over the weekend. this thing has gotten so tight. even in some battlegrou
mitt romney held debate sessions. his camp knows they will see a different president obama tuesday night. >> the president can change his style, his tactics, he can't change his record. >> reporter: while the debate about the debeate was the talk. and the obama campaign is filling ohio airwaves using actor morgan freeman. >> four years later our enemies have been brought to justice. our heroes are coming home. assembly lines are humming again. >> reporter: and this week,...
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president obama has 41 to 47% lead over romney who had been 7 to 10 points up before the debate. romney gets support from men and obama from women. but the polls shows older voters independent and suburban voters are equally divided. that's a close race having candidates talking ticktock. >> i have been watching the president obama's rallies and they chant four more years four more years i
president obama has 41 to 47% lead over romney who had been 7 to 10 points up before the debate. romney gets support from men and obama from women. but the polls shows older voters independent and suburban voters are equally divided. that's a close race having candidates talking ticktock. >> i have been watching the president obama's rallies and they chant four more years four more years i
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. >> but did romney flub his performance in last night's debate? it's tuesday january 17th. >>> and a very good tuesday morning to you. i'm dan kloeffler in for rob nelson. >> good to have you here today. >> good to be here today. >> we've never had a chance to work together. >> i know. we're going nice and easy and slow just to be careful. >> that's right. but kindred spirits because we're both from -- >> michigan. >> michigan. >> it all comes back home. >> the gop presidential field has narrowed again. see what's changed since jon huntsman left the race just hours before last night's debate. and speaking of that debate, see how the candidates fared. needless to say it wasn't the best performance we've seen. >> this campaign season has had headline after headline after headline. huntsman drops out, he endorses romney. just a couple days ago he was bashing him. everything is happening all at once. >> sleeping with the enemy. >> it could very well be like that. our other big headline we're following this tuesday morning, the cruise ship disaster in
. >> but did romney flub his performance in last night's debate? it's tuesday january 17th. >>> and a very good tuesday morning to you. i'm dan kloeffler in for rob nelson. >> good to have you here today. >> good to be here today. >> we've never had a chance to work together. >> i know. we're going nice and easy and slow just to be careful. >> that's right. but kindred spirits because we're both from -- >> michigan. >> michigan. >>...
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: debate over mitt romney's taxes continues. the obama campaign is offing in they words, a truce, in an open letter to the republican candidate, obama's manager promises that quote if the governor will release five years of returns, i commit in turn we will not criticize him for not releasing more, beneather in ads or commentary for the rest of the campaign. the romney campaign has released his 2010 returns in an estimate for 2011. on thursday, romney offered this. >> i never paid less than 13%. the most recent year is 13.6. in a ad the president is taking aim at romney's new running mate. paul ryan and his medicare plan. today in virginia, ryan fired back. >> president obama inherited a difficult situation when he came in to office. the problem is, he made things much worse. >> here is what we know about next week, paul ryan and romney will campaign together and focus in on the issue of medicare as far as the truce on taxes goes, we have heard from romney's campaign manager, no surprise, doesn't sound like that one is going to
: debate over mitt romney's taxes continues. the obama campaign is offing in they words, a truce, in an open letter to the republican candidate, obama's manager promises that quote if the governor will release five years of returns, i commit in turn we will not criticize him for not releasing more, beneather in ads or commentary for the rest of the campaign. the romney campaign has released his 2010 returns in an estimate for 2011. on thursday, romney offered this. >> i never paid less...
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governor romney is a good debater. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. >> i have absolute confidence when we get to thursday morning, george, you will be shaking your head. it's a brand new race. >> under the president's policies, middle-income americans have been buried, they're just being crushed. i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle-income families. >> now, five weeks before the election, he is saying that his big, bold idea is nevermind. >> this time he seemed just a little bit detached. didn't want to be there. >> knowing he is behind. he need to win. came in and fought the fight stylistically. he put the president on the defensive a number of times. >> the seats flipped backward. so pple were -- essentially on the laps of the passengers behind them. with their legs up in the air. >> i have never seen anything like that in all my years, 30 years of covering the airline industry. >> you say you are optimistic that you and maria will one day be together. how can you find that o
governor romney is a good debater. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. >> i have absolute confidence when we get to thursday morning, george, you will be shaking your head. it's a brand new race. >> under the president's policies, middle-income americans have been buried, they're just being crushed. i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle-income families. >> now, five weeks before the...
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santorum and social and religious views will draw attention at the debate. newt gingrich is looking for an opening to regain contender status and paul continues his strat you to try to gather delegates. mitt romney will try to get his campaign back on course in arizona by announcing tax plan. he is desperate to win michigan, he is taking to targeting santorum and president obama. >> i went out and took on the tough issues, medicare, medicaid, social security, welfare reform, i was the leader. >> polls show the race is in michigan and arizona in a dead heat. michigan called a must win state for mitt romney. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> the baltimore county council passed a bill giving the transgender community protection under the law. the council passed it 5- 2, the bill is designed to prevent discrimination against transgender people, housing, financing or publy accommodations. >>> accident killed two people, this is video from mc donna road. engine and tires completely separated from one car. police say the silver chrysler was driven by a 22 year old, c
santorum and social and religious views will draw attention at the debate. newt gingrich is looking for an opening to regain contender status and paul continues his strat you to try to gather delegates. mitt romney will try to get his campaign back on course in arizona by announcing tax plan. he is desperate to win michigan, he is taking to targeting santorum and president obama. >> i went out and took on the tough issues, medicare, medicaid, social security, welfare reform, i was the...
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not president obama for governor mitt romney. tonight's debate pits vice president joe biden and congressman paul ryan for a one- on-one and only vice presidential debate. tory dunnan is in danville, kentucky with details of the big event tonight. >> reporter: we're here inside the spin room where after tonight's big debate both campaigns will try to claim a victory. but before that happens the showdown takes place between vice president joe biden and paul ryan. it's the only debate happening this election for the vice presidents. biden's been holding the mock debates every day since sunday. they're lasting 90 minutes each. and paul ryan has been talking about the vice president's extensive debate experience and lowering expectations. he's going to be focusing on the president's record. >> joe biden has been doing this for a long time. i mean he ran for president twice. he's a sitting vice president. he's been on the big stage many times before and that's new for me and just doing my homework and studying the issues. >> what i've
not president obama for governor mitt romney. tonight's debate pits vice president joe biden and congressman paul ryan for a one- on-one and only vice presidential debate. tory dunnan is in danville, kentucky with details of the big event tonight. >> reporter: we're here inside the spin room where after tonight's big debate both campaigns will try to claim a victory. but before that happens the showdown takes place between vice president joe biden and paul ryan. it's the only debate...
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at last week's presidential debate romney said he would stop the funding for pbs an though he loved big bird. sesame street creators say they want the muppets left out of the campaign completely. >>> from the center of controversy to being surrounded by support. a teen ridiculed by her teacher for expressing her political belief went back to school for the first time since last month. she is 16-year-old sam and she says she was humiliated for wearing a romney ryan t-shirt. she claims her gee op at this teem are demanded she take it off saying it would be -- geometry teacher and demand she take it off saying it would be like a kkk skirt. >> we are behind here in the teacher says her words were misinterpreted. the girl doesn't want the teacher fired and hopes to mack amends. >>> they were seen loading up carts with groceries and seems they had no intention of paying for it. we will tell you what made the would be thieves leave the store in a hurry. plus a cancer spare says the tsa embarrassed her in front of hundreds of pass injuries saying it was the worst travel experience she had. >> r
at last week's presidential debate romney said he would stop the funding for pbs an though he loved big bird. sesame street creators say they want the muppets left out of the campaign completely. >>> from the center of controversy to being surrounded by support. a teen ridiculed by her teacher for expressing her political belief went back to school for the first time since last month. she is 16-year-old sam and she says she was humiliated for wearing a romney ryan t-shirt. she claims...
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and mitt romney did very well in the -- in the, debates during the primaries. ve well. belt better than a lot. he need one of those nights. >> he has been preparing for the debates for three years. >> there you go. sure they got it all memorized. they got their zirngz reangers . >>> the government's troubled gun tracking program, called fast and furious. dozens of more weapons rather that were part of the investigation are being linked to crimes in mexico. our partners at univision, report 57 pref yufsly undiscovered guns connect to fast and furious have now been found at the sites of murders, kidnappings and brutal massacres. >>> breaking news from afghanistan overnight. nato says three of its troops have been killeden a bombing. the interpreter also died. this comes after an american service member was killed over the weekend in a fire fight with afghan troops. abc's mohamed lila reports. >> reporter: some are describing this as a fire fight between american troops and the afghan soldiers they were working alongside. for reasons that aren't yet clear it appears there
and mitt romney did very well in the -- in the, debates during the primaries. ve well. belt better than a lot. he need one of those nights. >> he has been preparing for the debates for three years. >> there you go. sure they got it all memorized. they got their zirngz reangers . >>> the government's troubled gun tracking program, called fast and furious. dozens of more weapons rather that were part of the investigation are being linked to crimes in mexico. our partners at...
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>> reporter: it's not just the debate. romney has brought down gingrich's high-flying campaign with an avalanche of negative adses. according to an abc news analysis, romney has spent nearly seven-times as much on tv ads than gingrich. so many ads, he seems to lose track of them. >> you have had an ad running, that speaker gingrich calls spanish, quote, the language of the ghetto. >> i doubt that's my ad. but we'll find out. >> we just double checked. you said, i'm mitt romney and you approve this ad. >> reporter: romney, with ally john mccain, has ridiculed gingrich for proposing a permanent u.s. base on the moon. >> i think we should send newt gingrich to the moon. and mitt romney to the white house. what do you think? >> reporter: the candidates have spent to much time attacking each over in florida, that i've heard them talking about president obama, less than at any point in the campaign. even though, as we saw in your interview yesterday, diane, the president is clearly gearing up for the campaign. and he is starting
>> reporter: it's not just the debate. romney has brought down gingrich's high-flying campaign with an avalanche of negative adses. according to an abc news analysis, romney has spent nearly seven-times as much on tv ads than gingrich. so many ads, he seems to lose track of them. >> you have had an ad running, that speaker gingrich calls spanish, quote, the language of the ghetto. >> i doubt that's my ad. but we'll find out. >> we just double checked. you said, i'm mitt...
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was very structured tonight, because president obama and mitt romney went way over their time limits, they put safety measures in place for this one to make sure it didn't happen again. i think they got this idea from award shows. >> this is a president who has gone out and done everything he has said he was going to do. this is a guy who has repaired our alliances so the rest of the world follows us again. this is a guy who brought the entire world, including russia and china to bring about the most devastating, most devastating -- ♪ [ applause ] >> jimmy: you know, he didn't even have time to thank his agent, which is a shame. "time" released some never before seen photos of paul ryan today and they are great. this is one of them. it's -- happy national coming out day, everyone! [ applause ] wish he was at the debate dressed like that. the pictures were taken last year. they would have been used if he was picked as "time's" person of the year last year. why would they make this his "person of the year" photo? it looks like the after shot on a billboard for lap band surgery. and w
was very structured tonight, because president obama and mitt romney went way over their time limits, they put safety measures in place for this one to make sure it didn't happen again. i think they got this idea from award shows. >> this is a president who has gone out and done everything he has said he was going to do. this is a guy who has repaired our alliances so the rest of the world follows us again. this is a guy who brought the entire world, including russia and china to bring...
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and the first debates almost always help the challenger. mitt romney needs it. it's a tight race, he's behind. >> and tonight, to cover it all, our team, inside the debate hall. and keeping watch in our fact check desk, and also, with us right here in the studio, the insiders from both parties, ready to weigh in on who woman and the big moments we'll remember tomorrow. >> the moderator tonight, jim lehrer from pbs. he's moderat 12 debates, more than anybody else. here he is right now. >> good evening, from the magnus arena at the university of denver in denver, colorado. i'm jim lehrer of the pbs news hour and i welcome you to the first of the 2012 presidential debates, between president barack obama, the democratic nominee, and former massachusetts governor mitt romney, the republican nominee. this debate, and the next three, two presidential, one vice presidential, are sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. tonight's 90 minutes will be about domestic issues. and will follow a format designed by the commission. there will be six roughly 15-minute
and the first debates almost always help the challenger. mitt romney needs it. it's a tight race, he's behind. >> and tonight, to cover it all, our team, inside the debate hall. and keeping watch in our fact check desk, and also, with us right here in the studio, the insiders from both parties, ready to weigh in on who woman and the big moments we'll remember tomorrow. >> the moderator tonight, jim lehrer from pbs. he's moderat 12 debates, more than anybody else. here he is right...